Caption

Holy Family with John the Baptist and Elizabeth, print, In the foreground Mary is breastfeeding the Christ Child. Sitting with her are the young John the Baptist and his mother Elizabeth. In the background, Joseph is at work with an axe., printmaker: Elisabetta Sirani, Italy, after design by Giovanni Andrea Sirani, 1648 - 1665, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 261 mm x width 215 mm, The print is pasted onto a sheet and provided with an imitation plate edge., Christ-child suckling, or beginning to suckle, e.g. Mary uncovering her breast, Madonna-representations, Holy Family with John the Baptist, Elizabeth present, A detailed monochrome etching shows several figures on a set of stone steps and a plain background with vertical hatch shading; a seated woman in a flowing dress cradles a small infant swaddled against her chest while another child reaches upward beside her, both rendered with fine linework on their faces and limbs; to the right an older woman wearing a head covering looks down at her hands as she holds a small object, her clothing marked by folds and crosshatching; behind the seated woman a bearded man stands with his back partly turned, one hand gripping a vertical plank and the other raised while holding a tool, his coat textured with dense hatching; fabric drapes, carved bench details, and a bundled pouch lie near the lower edge, and the composition is defined by many parallel and crosshatched lines creating depth and texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B37_142

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.3Mb (7.4Mb) / 12.6in x 15.2in / 3782 x 4558 (300dpi)

Keywords

Holy Family John Baptist Elizabeth print foreground Mary breastfeeding Christ Child Sitting young John mother Elizabeth background Joseph work axe printmaker Elisabetta Sirani Italy design Giovanni Andrea Sirani 1648 - 1665 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 261 mm x width 215 mm pasted sheet provided imitation plate edge Christ-child suckling suckle e.g Mary uncovering breast Madonna-representations Elizabeth present detailed monochrome etching several figures set stone steps plain background vertical hatch shading seated woman flowing dress cradles small infant swaddled chest another child reaches upward beside rendered fine linework faces limbs right older woman wearing head covering looks down hands holds small object clothing marked folds crosshatching bearded man stands back partly turned hand gripping vertical plank raised holding tool coat textured dense hatching fabric drapes carved bench details bundled pouch lie near lower edge composition defined parallel crosshatched lines creating depth texture